Barbecued Shrimp Scampi - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    6 -8 tablespoons unsalted butter
    12 jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
    1/3 cup finely chopped yellow onion
    2 tablespoons minced garlic
    1/4 cup white wine
    1 grated lemon, juice and zest of
    1/3 cup diced and seeded tomatoes
    2 tablespoons finely chopped flat leaf parsley
    kosher salt fresh black pepper
    1/4 cup molasses barbecue sauce
Preparation
    Melt 2 tbsp butter in a medium saute pan over medium heat. Add the shrimp, onion, and garlic and saute 3-4 minutes. The shrimp will start to plump up a bit.
    Add the wine, lemon zest and juice, and 4 tbsp more butter. Reduce heat and gently saute the shrimp until the sauce thickens. If sauce is too thin add 1-2 tablespoons more butter.
    Add the tomatoes and parsley and season with salt and pepper to taste.
    Add the barbecue sauce and toss well. To serve, remove shrimp from the pan and place on plates. Drizzle sauce over shrimp.

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